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they re-elected the house republicans. so whether people intended or not, we have divided government. >> the american people made clear that there is no mandate for raising tax rates. >> keeping them honest. president obama campaigned and won. so his victory throws cold water on that claim. democrats gained seats in the senate and on the house. more than two in three people support tax hikes for the wealthy. it is something that republicans will be grapling with from now until new year's day. >> thank you. >> your proposal that republican lawmakers should agree with democrats should extend tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less later that is an idea that a lot of republicans are reki resisting. what kind of push back are you getting? >> i think some have more questions about it. i don't believe in raising tax rates on anybody. by slowing down growth cuts revenue. i think the president need to come to the table with real entitlement reform. if we agree that taxes should pt go up on 98% of the people? shoundn't we set th
they re-elected the house republicans. so whether people intended or not, we have divided government. >> the american people made clear that there is no mandate for raising tax rates. >> keeping them honest. president obama campaigned and won. so his victory throws cold water on that claim. democrats gained seats in the senate and on the house. more than two in three people support tax hikes for the wealthy. it is something that republicans will be grapling with from now until new...
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but our candidate wound up winning elections. >> that's terrific. >> well, yes, he got elected but the results for the country were awful. >> what does this bolivian guy know about bolivia? >> listen, it's very complicated there and unfortunately after he was elected there was insurrection in the streets. riots and ultimately he was forced to resign. >> american style democracy undone by the will of the local people. (sighs) >> it was a very difficult situation. >> how did you pick yourself up? >> i went on to the next campaign. >> god bless you, sir. and their perseverance is rivaled only by their generosity. >> it's been great to travel to these places, to work with people. >> and to do all this without getting paid is just incredible. >> well, i get paid for it. >> yes, but less than you do here. >> i sometimes get paid less and sometimes i get paid more. >> well, financial compensation doesn't diminish the volunteer spirit. >> well, it's someone who enjoys the work and is happy to have the opportunity to do it. >> a hero. >> i'll just - political consultant is good enough for me. >
but our candidate wound up winning elections. >> that's terrific. >> well, yes, he got elected but the results for the country were awful. >> what does this bolivian guy know about bolivia? >> listen, it's very complicated there and unfortunately after he was elected there was insurrection in the streets. riots and ultimately he was forced to resign. >> american style democracy undone by the will of the local people. (sighs) >> it was a very difficult...
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we congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement. >> mr. one-term-president mcconnell is resorting to name-calling. the gop lost because of this attitude. and now they're just looking like a lost cause. joining me now is steve car kna krystal ball. why doesn't the gop look to chris christie assist a role model? he's the most popular person in their party right now? >> hopefully some in the gop do. you have to remember that a lot of people, a lot of folks in the republican party were very upset with chris christie for being so bipartisan, for -- for daring to compliment the president for his responsiveness in hurricane sandy, so there's still some upset there over that. you know, i think the other thing this points out, you were mentioning, chris christie underscoring how important bipartisanship and cooperation is to voters. the other thing i think it underscores is how effective government is important to voters. peel
we congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement. >> mr. one-term-president mcconnell is resorting to name-calling. the gop lost because of this attitude. and now they're just looking like a lost cause. joining me now is steve car kna krystal ball. why doesn't the gop look to chris christie assist a role model? he's the most popular person in their party right now? >> hopefully...
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power which he issued last week which prevents any challenge to his decisions until new parliament is elected. today police are firing tear gas at protestors. susan rice the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is going to meet with people regarding the libya killing. >> reporter: ambassador susan rice suggested that the benghazi attack was spontaneous violence. the obama administration later said it was a terrorist attack. rice heads to capitol hill today to meet with three of her harshest critics senators john mccain, lindsay graham and kelly ayotte. mccain now willing to hear her side of the story. >> i will be glad to meet with her and listen to her positions and justification for her comments but i'm -- i'm very unhappy with her performance. >> reporter: graham is also looking forward to hearing from rice. >> there will be a lot of questions asked of her about this event and others. >> reporter: ayotte told cnn that rice's staff contacted her about the meeting. she believes it will focus on rice's, quote, representations of what happened at benghazi. rice is considered a top pick to rep
power which he issued last week which prevents any challenge to his decisions until new parliament is elected. today police are firing tear gas at protestors. susan rice the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is going to meet with people regarding the libya killing. >> reporter: ambassador susan rice suggested that the benghazi attack was spontaneous violence. the obama administration later said it was a terrorist attack. rice heads to capitol hill today to meet with three of her...
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decided that after this election in response to this election what they really need to do is doubly, triply, ban gay marriage. you can't get married right now. it's already illegal, but the republican party decided that their priority for the new session after this election to extra doubly, triply ban it by changing the constitution of the state of indiana to make it even more illegal than it already is. because you know, why not? law students released a report explaining how the idea for banning gay marriage in the constitution could have broad, unintended consequences for more than 600 other laws already on the books in that state. it's funny. if you listen to the beltway talk about what's going on in american politics, the major narrative about what's going on is about the sort of course correction happening in the republican party. the republican party has learned its lesson. if only in the interest of self-preservation, republicans are giving up on these policy stances that cost them so much in the last election that made their party seem pre-modern. all of the stuff that aliena
decided that after this election in response to this election what they really need to do is doubly, triply, ban gay marriage. you can't get married right now. it's already illegal, but the republican party decided that their priority for the new session after this election to extra doubly, triply ban it by changing the constitution of the state of indiana to make it even more illegal than it already is. because you know, why not? law students released a report explaining how the idea for...
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president obama believing he won a mandate with 51% of the popular vote in last month's election. sitting down today with small business leaders at the white house meaning tomorrow with the ceos of larger firms and middle class taxpayers, and then a true campaign-style rally held in a toy factory on the outskirts of philadelphia friday where the president continues his christmas themed attacks against republicans and their positions. a meeting to hash out a deal with congressional leaders not on the president's schedule as of this moment. we'll take all of this up here tonight, and republicans taking action to resolve at least part of the illegal immigration dilemma, a strong moderate alternative to the democrats' dream act proposed, a dramatic republican pivot on the issue led by two outcoining republican senators who, today, introduced the achieve act. senator hitchenson of texas works on the legislation for almost a year, among our guests here tonight, and the republican party, some say it's in disarray after the presidential defeat. what's next for the party? we examine the --
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they feel they have a mandate from the election. that is the issue we said is going to be the linchpin for the last three months. it continues to be there. there is no movement on that. and until there's movement on how to come up with that type of revenue, 250 and above, we're going to keep having the same conversation about ongoing negotiations, talking points from both sides. >> luke russert getting down to the nitty-gritty. stephanie, let's get down to the markets. they put our chances of going over the cliff at about 5%. so why is the market freaking out? >> you know the market always wants to be a bull but it doesn't matter what side of the aisle to sit on you. have to agree we're not working with an efficient government right now and we haven't in a very, very long time. and the market, if you remember, the day after the election dropped 300 points. that was the dow. fearing the fiscal cliff approaching. since then it's been very quiet out of washington. we hear a push here arc nudge there, but nothing sizeable is happening.
they feel they have a mandate from the election. that is the issue we said is going to be the linchpin for the last three months. it continues to be there. there is no movement on that. and until there's movement on how to come up with that type of revenue, 250 and above, we're going to keep having the same conversation about ongoing negotiations, talking points from both sides. >> luke russert getting down to the nitty-gritty. stephanie, let's get down to the markets. they put our...
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we continue gratch lit him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement. >> so should the president instead of going on the road be working with members of his own party and get them and republican leaders in a room and maybe, steve, just not let him leave until they have a deal? >> well, my guess is we'll be doing that at some point before december 31st. i think the president has every right and responsibility to go talk to people all over the country and talk to business leaders and talk to real people in washington about what he thinks the priorities should be. i think he's working very hard to make sure we don't go off the cliff. i think people should not think that it's a good idea to go off the cliff, because on january 1st, on january 15th, regular americans who live paycheck to paycheck are going to see a tax increase, and i think tom cole is exactly right -- let's deal with the tax rates for people who make below $250,000. there's a
we continue gratch lit him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement. >> so should the president instead of going on the road be working with members of his own party and get them and republican leaders in a room and maybe, steve, just not let him leave until they have a deal? >> well, my guess is we'll be doing that at some point before december 31st. i think the president has every right...
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i think the president won the ele electi election. respect to suzanne collins' comments, she's obviously very influential and her support is important. but one thing she did say is that she wouldn't necessarily supporters blocking susan rice. we do have to give administration officials the space to do their jobs and in this case, ambassador rice was doing her job in talking about the i tacks. >> let me ask you ryan about something that senator collins said, that she did not come out and actually say, i'm going to block susan rice's nomination. she did say that john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed. tell us why that might not quite be what republicans think it is. >> one issue is that it's senator john kerry becomes secretary of state john kerry and suddenly there's a special election in new jersey and some people were thinking about the opportunity for republicans. >> scott brown. >> scott brown is very popular and that's one angle. conservatives also have policy priorities, and one thing we have n
i think the president won the ele electi election. respect to suzanne collins' comments, she's obviously very influential and her support is important. but one thing she did say is that she wouldn't necessarily supporters blocking susan rice. we do have to give administration officials the space to do their jobs and in this case, ambassador rice was doing her job in talking about the i tacks. >> let me ask you ryan about something that senator collins said, that she did not come out and...
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the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> that was republican house speaker john boehner or as he e prefers to be known as it says in the celtic script, mr. responsible. that was two days after president obama won reelection. the president knows i'm the most reasonable and responsible guy in washington. you know in some ways john boehner has proven himgs to be reasonable over the years. in june 2002 during george w. bush's first term in office, congressional republicans were faced with the issue of raising the nation's debt ceiling. that's the limit for how much the country can borrow to pay for things. no politician ever likes to raise the debt ceiling. nobody likes to think the country has to borrow money, but we do. so in june of 2002 when that vote came up, he voted yes. let's raise the debt ceiling. it's the responsible thing to do. november 2004, john boehner voted to do it again under president bush to raise the debt ceiling. april 2005 at the start of bush's second term, john boehner v
the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> that was republican house speaker john boehner or as he e prefers to be known as it says in the celtic script, mr. responsible. that was two days after president obama won reelection. the president knows i'm the most reasonable and responsible guy in washington. you know in some ways john boehner has proven himgs to be reasonable over the years. in june 2002 during george w. bush's first term in office, congressional republicans were...
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that's a right he's earned by his re-election. but i have been over the intelligence, the talking points that were given to ambassador rice. i have read over her statements on television that sunday morning over and over again, i met with her, and the acting director of the c. ia, it seems to me that everything she said on those many appearances that sunday morning were within the talking points that she had been given by the intelligence community. look, did one point or another she leave an adjective out or should have put in or been certain about something, she wishes now she had been, of course. but i think if anybody in washington, particularly congress, ought to have a sense of mercy about those kinds of errors because they were not in my opinion, intentional attempts to deceive the american people. she said, basically, what the intelligence community told her was the truth as they tentatively understood it on the day that she went on national television. >> senator, i know you're leaving the senate. are you open to being in
that's a right he's earned by his re-election. but i have been over the intelligence, the talking points that were given to ambassador rice. i have read over her statements on television that sunday morning over and over again, i met with her, and the acting director of the c. ia, it seems to me that everything she said on those many appearances that sunday morning were within the talking points that she had been given by the intelligence community. look, did one point or another she leave an...
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>> no, i mean, i think he would have lost the election because of their get out the vote things as well. >> you're talking about romney. >> that's right, but if you look at the media's coverage and the pew people have said that they thought it was that reporters were paying attention to the polls. well, you know what? reporters unless they're reporting on a poll should not be paying attention to polls he when they write their story and be aware of any unconscious bias. >> jon: somehow, i suspect, jim, you're not surprised by the numbers from pew. >> no i'm not and i've cited before evan thomas saying it could be 15 points in an election and amended that to say 5 points. even 5 points covers a potential romney victory, however, i must say that the romney post election period has been kind of a tailspin for him, not just the comments about gifts and so on, but the thriving subculture orca, the get out of the vote effort. makes anybody who thinks only media bias made romney lose, but his own technological incompetence. >> and arguments on what the party needs to do in order to survive. >>
>> no, i mean, i think he would have lost the election because of their get out the vote things as well. >> you're talking about romney. >> that's right, but if you look at the media's coverage and the pew people have said that they thought it was that reporters were paying attention to the polls. well, you know what? reporters unless they're reporting on a poll should not be paying attention to polls he when they write their story and be aware of any unconscious bias....
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elect the president of egypt is no surprise. what it shows the general deterioration of the security situation for the united states, for israel and other friends in the region that has certain under the obama administration. >> so we should stop promoting democracy as a cure all for trouble spots around the world. maybe the government's policy should change? >> think it would be wrong to to say democracy is panacea but i think it's important we defend our values. in a case an election does not suffice to establish a democracy. you have to be in a situation where you are able to support all those elements of civil society including the rule of law and independent judiciary, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly, all those elements that make up a democracy. frankly when you have a situation where in this case the palestinian people chose to be governeded by hamas, it makes it difficult for them, those that live in gaza, to stay they want to be members of the world community. >> exactly right. we'll be right back. coming up
elect the president of egypt is no surprise. what it shows the general deterioration of the security situation for the united states, for israel and other friends in the region that has certain under the obama administration. >> so we should stop promoting democracy as a cure all for trouble spots around the world. maybe the government's policy should change? >> think it would be wrong to to say democracy is panacea but i think it's important we defend our values. in a case an...
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we congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement on big issues like we currently face. >> reporter: what you're seeing here is a slightly different strategy than we've seen in the past. that's the president focusing more on stakeholders, making his case to the public. bringing business leaders here to the white house, going on the road. and spending less time with lawmakers at least up to this point. >> sounds like a pressure tactic rather than perhaps a negotiation tactic. we'll keep on it, and let us know who else goes through those doors. dan lothian, thank you very much. you know, as we watch this story playing out, each side wants the other to give in. or at least give a little more in the fiscal tug-of-war. in a little less than a couple of minutes now, we'll see what the republicans want from the democrats. and what they might offer to get what they want. n't just listen . listen to these happy progressive custo
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a special election is set for mid-march but will likely be pushed to april. the son of the famed civil rights leader is currently the target of multiple investigations including one for the alleged misuse of campaign funds. jackson has been out of the public eye since june when he began a leave for what was later disclosed as bipolar disorder. more than a dozen contenders have expressed interest in running for the seat. >>> this morning's "washington post" says private talks between president obama and top republicans including house speaker john boehner are accelerating. but the white house must contend with members of his own party who are pushing back against proposals that significantly reshape entitlement programs like medicare and social security. white house press secretary jay carney said yesterday the president is open to compromise and should republicans make a realistic proposal on taxes, they will meet them halfway. >> math tells us that you can't get the kind of balanced approach that you need without having rates be part of the equation. we have
a special election is set for mid-march but will likely be pushed to april. the son of the famed civil rights leader is currently the target of multiple investigations including one for the alleged misuse of campaign funds. jackson has been out of the public eye since june when he began a leave for what was later disclosed as bipolar disorder. more than a dozen contenders have expressed interest in running for the seat. >>> this morning's "washington post" says private talks...
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president morsy says he is promising elections in two months. he faces strikes about it courts as well as massive protested after he granted himself absolute power while he prepares for a nationwide address stressing unity. >>> back here at home, new yorkers celebrated the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree. take a look. >> three, two, one! >> pretty beautiful there. new york city mayor michael bloomberg did the honors flipping the switch on 30,000 led lights covering the norway spruce. the spruce is from mt. olive, new jersey. incidentally, that tree survived hurricane sandy. the rockefeller sandy tree tradition began in 1931 when worker building the center put up the very first one. a little bigger and fancier. and for a look at your national weather and a look at the tree, let's go down to the plaza where our meteorologist is standing by with a look at your weather. front row seats there. >> it's amazing. it wasn't turned on earlier this morning when we came in. now it's in the full glory. do you get a better backdrop than thi
president morsy says he is promising elections in two months. he faces strikes about it courts as well as massive protested after he granted himself absolute power while he prepares for a nationwide address stressing unity. >>> back here at home, new yorkers celebrated the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree. take a look. >> three, two, one! >> pretty beautiful there. new york city mayor michael bloomberg did the honors flipping the switch on 30,000 led...
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they know they've elected him once. they elected him again because they want to get a series of things done. the president ran on an agenda so there's a lot we need to get accomplished. ofa, obama for america, those millions who helped get the president elected, they want to get that agenda done. so i think you'll see a pretty mobilized group of people across this country who have a real stake in the outcome of what happens in washington. >> you tried to tap into that. when you were at the white house, you trade to tap into this core group of people that is different, the obama coalition, it is sort of i think we're going to look back on it and say this isn't a democratic party coalition, it's an obama coalition. it was a reagan coalition that he could mobilize. you seem to struggle to do it on policy. why was that? >> let's look at who that coalition is. it's latinos all across the country. it's young people. it's which will. it's african-american, it's middle class families. take a look at what the president wants to
they know they've elected him once. they elected him again because they want to get a series of things done. the president ran on an agenda so there's a lot we need to get accomplished. ofa, obama for america, those millions who helped get the president elected, they want to get that agenda done. so i think you'll see a pretty mobilized group of people across this country who have a real stake in the outcome of what happens in washington. >> you tried to tap into that. when you were at...
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at the negotiating table, good evening >> reporter: today, washington had the feel of a full-blown election campaign. there were props. there were gimmicks and heated political rhetoric from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other, all over the so-called fiscal cliff. redeploying the campaign image, the president surrounded himself with what he called average middle class families, to ramp up the pressure on the republicans. >> if congress does nothing, every family in america will see their taxes automatically go up at the beginning of next year. >> reporter: the president wants congress to extend the bush tax rates for everyone making less than $250,000 but wants taxes to go up for everybody else, and will take the message to pennsylvania avenue on friday. not to be outdone on the pr front the house republicans hosted a group of nervous business leaders, who are pushing serious spending cuts to supplement expected tax hikes. >> i am hopeful, but wouldn't put me down anywhere near the optimistic category. we have a long way to go, very few days to get it done. >> reporter: in the first
at the negotiating table, good evening >> reporter: today, washington had the feel of a full-blown election campaign. there were props. there were gimmicks and heated political rhetoric from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other, all over the so-called fiscal cliff. redeploying the campaign image, the president surrounded himself with what he called average middle class families, to ramp up the pressure on the republicans. >> if congress does nothing, every family in america...
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. >> the election was conclusive in terms of which path a majority of americans want to take. >> reporter: president obama will try to build support when he meets with middle class americans here in washington today. he will ask them how the "fiscal cliff" could impact their lives. on tuesday, he invited small business owners into the oval as of to offer their ideas. >> they had one message for the president at the oval office, they need certainty. please get this deal done as soon as possible. >> reporter: but spend anytime on capitol hill and it's easy to see a deal isn't forthcoming soon. >> there's been little progress with the republicans, which is a disappointment to me. >> their hard left doesn't want to change anything ever. they think any dollars spent or any commitment made by the federal government on any program at any time ought to be there in perpetuity. >> we are not going to accept an unfair deal that hurts middle class america today and protects the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: the president and congressional leaders have no talks scheduled for this week. susan mcgi
. >> the election was conclusive in terms of which path a majority of americans want to take. >> reporter: president obama will try to build support when he meets with middle class americans here in washington today. he will ask them how the "fiscal cliff" could impact their lives. on tuesday, he invited small business owners into the oval as of to offer their ideas. >> they had one message for the president at the oval office, they need certainty. please get this...
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they elected to be there. it is a tragic loss of life, but it's not one that we, you know, obviously as the senator said, this is a terrible intelligence failure. but what is the case moving forward? now that rice has gone up there and done her due diligence with meeting three of her harshest critics, how does she move on from this if she is the one, again, by these three senators be pinned with, well, she was wrong the whole time? >> thomas, that's a good question. i would say that the focus here, i really think should be on what happened catching these terrorists and making sure it doesn't happen again. and i think with this overheated rhetoric, we're missing the point, and that is to really investigate the security around the consulate and then what happened afterwards. and i think that's where we should be focusing our energy. i think that, look, if the president chooses to nominate her to be secretary of state, she's very well qualified. she should be able to receive a fair hearing from in the senate. and
they elected to be there. it is a tragic loss of life, but it's not one that we, you know, obviously as the senator said, this is a terrible intelligence failure. but what is the case moving forward? now that rice has gone up there and done her due diligence with meeting three of her harshest critics, how does she move on from this if she is the one, again, by these three senators be pinned with, well, she was wrong the whole time? >> thomas, that's a good question. i would say that the...
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their words after the election, they talked the talked. we need to reach out to latinos and stop alienating women. yesterday's appointments of those committee chairs shows to the grand old party is not listening to the new voices, and like hostess who did not listen to labor and had no inclusion on their board the gop is facing a crisis of exclusion a crisis of old versus new. that whether you are wonder bread or the grand old party seems some things never change, even when it's incredibly obvious to everyone else that they s
their words after the election, they talked the talked. we need to reach out to latinos and stop alienating women. yesterday's appointments of those committee chairs shows to the grand old party is not listening to the new voices, and like hostess who did not listen to labor and had no inclusion on their board the gop is facing a crisis of exclusion a crisis of old versus new. that whether you are wonder bread or the grand old party seems some things never change, even when it's incredibly...
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the election may be over, but the fight for marriage equality is not. voters in maryland, washington state and maine approved same sex marriage measures and minnesota, a ban on these unions was rejected. it is allowed in six other states plus washington d.c. the supreme court and state legislatures will also take up the issue and now the human rights campaign. the nation's largest human rights group is running a quarter million dollars ad, hoping to enfluence the outcome. >> it's the dawn of a new day. freedom, justice and human dignity have always guided our journey toward a more perfect union. now across our country, we are standing together for the right of gay and lesbian americans to marry the person they love. >> of course that was mar gone freeman's voice. i think he could get me to do anything he wanted with that voice. joining me now is fred gains welcome inside the war room, fred. i want to ask you fred, i want to play a little more of this ad now and ask you about it. >> with historic victories or marriage, we've delivered a mandate for full
the election may be over, but the fight for marriage equality is not. voters in maryland, washington state and maine approved same sex marriage measures and minnesota, a ban on these unions was rejected. it is allowed in six other states plus washington d.c. the supreme court and state legislatures will also take up the issue and now the human rights campaign. the nation's largest human rights group is running a quarter million dollars ad, hoping to enfluence the outcome. >> it's the dawn...
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they have to after the election. they understand the numbers. they saw they got whooped because of their incapacity to reach out to anybody basically other than angry old white man. do you think some compromise can be reached in the new year on immigration issues? >> yes, i do. today, announced it's 11 principles, and other caucuses will be help us, and other members of congress will sign on to those. saying this needs to be part of comprehensive reform. security, family republican reunification the dream act and the path to legalization. now that the republican party and republican leadership here has accepted reality if they want to continue to be the naysayers on immigration continue to be the point of opposition continue the hard rhetoric, what they saw in this election is destined to be the pattern from now on. i think it's--if it's a political consideration in which they're changing their tune, i'm okay with it because at this point we need to talk, and we need to look for a solution. we're more than willing to compromise, but we're not go
they have to after the election. they understand the numbers. they saw they got whooped because of their incapacity to reach out to anybody basically other than angry old white man. do you think some compromise can be reached in the new year on immigration issues? >> yes, i do. today, announced it's 11 principles, and other caucuses will be help us, and other members of congress will sign on to those. saying this needs to be part of comprehensive reform. security, family republican...
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it was an election year. it was surreal and bizarre to have i mean, there were major players in the republican party characterizing the script and the movie before i'd even written a word. >> cenk: so i mean, michael that's just funny right? have the republicans also taken advantage of this politically to say aha you politicized this. >> they were clearly working on the movie before they had gotten bin laden and clearly this was going to be really sensitive right? we actually, not to keep bringing up michael moore but we saw the same thing when fahrenheit 9/11 was released right before the election. the release date was in october right, so i think, you know, republicans can say wait a second, you're giving all this access to a hollywood movie and you're going to release it a couple weeks out before the election, make you all look good and remind everybody that we killed bin laden. i think there clearly was a political element when the decision was granted to give these guys access, but the way that the right
it was an election year. it was surreal and bizarre to have i mean, there were major players in the republican party characterizing the script and the movie before i'd even written a word. >> cenk: so i mean, michael that's just funny right? have the republicans also taken advantage of this politically to say aha you politicized this. >> they were clearly working on the movie before they had gotten bin laden and clearly this was going to be really sensitive right? we actually, not...
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i think huntsman would have been a tough general election candidate. i can tell you he's a good guy. we looked at his profile in the general election and thought he would have been difficult. >> what's good about huptsman that makes him a good candidate? >> he wasn't good enough to get the nomination. the idea that moderate republicans are in vogue now. i think you're increasingly seeing that to be the case. a lot of people are saying the last four years haven't been so good for the republican party. you can see that in the electoral results. >>> tim mak, appreciate you waying in. >> thank you. >>> up next, shoppers are making their list and checking them twice. what do you need to know to survive the holiday buying system. >>> why thousands of walmart workers are walking off the job. keep it here on msnbc. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for u
i think huntsman would have been a tough general election candidate. i can tell you he's a good guy. we looked at his profile in the general election and thought he would have been difficult. >> what's good about huptsman that makes him a good candidate? >> he wasn't good enough to get the nomination. the idea that moderate republicans are in vogue now. i think you're increasingly seeing that to be the case. a lot of people are saying the last four years haven't been so good for the...
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he had two things going for him electably moderate republican, and a nice guy. he is not a nice guy anymore. he certainly didn't campaign as a moderate. the idea if there is a special election scott brown will just walk into it is i think something, you know, popular among people who don't live here. he's got a lot of repairing to do up here. i think he'd be better advised to run for governor next time. >> just on the kerry side, you know kerry is the 10th most senior u.s. senator chairman of the senate relations committee. aside from losing a democratic, a what would it mean for massachusetts to lose that level of seniority? >> i think that one of the really i mean and john kerry's mark in the senate really has been his work in foreign relations, and in the area of foreign policy. i think the senate would be losing a giant in that record. i don't know how that directly impacts the state of massachusetts, but certainly it certainly is never good to lose a senator with that much seniority. >> what about senator patrick of massachusetts. what would happen here? he
he had two things going for him electably moderate republican, and a nice guy. he is not a nice guy anymore. he certainly didn't campaign as a moderate. the idea if there is a special election scott brown will just walk into it is i think something, you know, popular among people who don't live here. he's got a lot of repairing to do up here. i think he'd be better advised to run for governor next time. >> just on the kerry side, you know kerry is the 10th most senior u.s. senator...
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tonight, the facts about taxes that the majority of americans established on election day. the nation's leading conservative paper is onboard. now so is a republican leading lawmaker. they now agree with the president who wants to let taxes go up on income on more than $250,000 a year. if mr. obama and the democrats get their way, doing a deal to raise those rates where all bush cuts on all tax brackets expire at the end of the year. that is something that gives president obama a lot of clout right now. you can agree or disagree with the president's policy. that's for you to decide. congressman cole happens to disagree strongly, but at the same time he recognizes the political reality that all tax cuts will expire on january 1st. >> in my view, we all agree that we are not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000. we should take them out of this discussion right now and continue to fight against any rate increases. continue to try to work honestly for a much bigger deal. >> congressman cole who will join us shortly is a rock rib republican, and is no long
tonight, the facts about taxes that the majority of americans established on election day. the nation's leading conservative paper is onboard. now so is a republican leading lawmaker. they now agree with the president who wants to let taxes go up on income on more than $250,000 a year. if mr. obama and the democrats get their way, doing a deal to raise those rates where all bush cuts on all tax brackets expire at the end of the year. that is something that gives president obama a lot of clout...
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-- newly re-elected president obama. this is the grounds for him blocking america from having a secretary of state at all right now. he will not confirm anybody to replace hillary clinton, because he's so angry that susan rice, he says, supposedly said something wrong on a sunday show. i mean, if you say something wrong on a sunday show, if you say something wrong on a sunday show, obviously, that's the end! your career is over. the world has to come to a halt, right? >> i believe that it will not be nearly as difficult as some allege. i believe that this conflict is still going to be relatively short. we're going to prevail. we will win. and it will be one of the best thing that's happened to america in the world for a long time. because it will reverberate throughout the middle east. once democracy works in iraq, the days of the religious extremists and the despots in the middle east are gone and the breeding ground for terrorism will be -- begin to dry up. >> what's our timetable? how much time do we have for iran to
-- newly re-elected president obama. this is the grounds for him blocking america from having a secretary of state at all right now. he will not confirm anybody to replace hillary clinton, because he's so angry that susan rice, he says, supposedly said something wrong on a sunday show. i mean, if you say something wrong on a sunday show, if you say something wrong on a sunday show, obviously, that's the end! your career is over. the world has to come to a halt, right? >> i believe that it...
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not want to take another big blow after the election so quickly. >>shepard: powerball sales are skyrocketing, upping the jackpot and the odds someone will win the big surprise tonight. it is at $550 million. that is a record for powerball. the odds are slim of swinging, 1 in 75 million but zero chance if you don't buy. people are dreaming. >> i felt my whole life i was supposed to be rip. >> pay the bills and house off. not have to work. ever again. >> i have 17 charities first. they come first. >> i want to buy a house. >> how will you spend it? >> take a day off. >> officials say this is a 75 percent chance now that someone or multiple somebodies will win tonight. rick is on long island, new york. a lot of folks there open for reversal of fortune. rick: they are. everyone here is telling us if they win they will share but the odds of winning are the same as flipping a coin and getting heads 27 times in a row. in other words, minuscule odds. still with the lump sum pay out of $360 million it is irresistable if people and the $2 tickets are selling
not want to take another big blow after the election so quickly. >>shepard: powerball sales are skyrocketing, upping the jackpot and the odds someone will win the big surprise tonight. it is at $550 million. that is a record for powerball. the odds are slim of swinging, 1 in 75 million but zero chance if you don't buy. people are dreaming. >> i felt my whole life i was supposed to be rip. >> pay the bills and house off. not have to work. ever again. >> i have 17...
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. >> it does indeed represent failure of the policy that was put into effect after the january elections where the united states with israel began to impose restrictions on hamas and in june 2007 it is widely believed the united states sort of passively support ed a plan o oust him out of power and they failed. it suspehas survived the isolat and sanctions and we have seen senior arab foreign min sisters and hamas is suddenly out of isolation and main streamed because of the changes with the arab spring. anderson? >> we have seen plenty of cease fires, is there any reason to believe this will be different? it is unlikely that the cease fire will break down completely. the reality to put this in context. israel is the military power, and if the turks think about getting involved, they think they are up against a military power. they spend more money on their defense budget than all of their neighborscombined. they are in a whole different league. that the reality that is a strong deterent to them to get involved. what does this mean about the involvement of iran in the region. it shows th
. >> it does indeed represent failure of the policy that was put into effect after the january elections where the united states with israel began to impose restrictions on hamas and in june 2007 it is widely believed the united states sort of passively support ed a plan o oust him out of power and they failed. it suspehas survived the isolat and sanctions and we have seen senior arab foreign min sisters and hamas is suddenly out of isolation and main streamed because of the changes with...
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you know, look at the election outcome. this stuff wins elections. >> sean: charles ogletree was on his program, and everybody that dares to disagree with susan rice, you can predict what this is going to say. >> we have to look at global policy, because it influences what we can do here. if you look at the one example, i'm going to talk about the attack on susan rice, african american woman, who has played a vital role in the international affairs, a rhodes scholar, terrific graduate, has done great work. then she's being called incompetent. people in the black caucus, other folks are saying, wait a minute, are you trying to stop an african american woman from becoming the first democrat to be the secretary of state? we're not going to allow that happen. we didn't allow that to happen when people tried to stop condoleezza rice, an african american republican woman. so i think politics are becoming much more global. >> sean: horrible things have been said about republican women and african american conservatives for years b
you know, look at the election outcome. this stuff wins elections. >> sean: charles ogletree was on his program, and everybody that dares to disagree with susan rice, you can predict what this is going to say. >> we have to look at global policy, because it influences what we can do here. if you look at the one example, i'm going to talk about the attack on susan rice, african american woman, who has played a vital role in the international affairs, a rhodes scholar, terrific...
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let's not forget, it was the majority of the people in egypt that elected morsi, elected the muslim brotherhood, and game 7 the musliand gave themuslim bro. over 70% in somethings want thaa law. we're seeing a dictatorship in the making. >> sean: was this radical islamist given a win, and was hamas given credibility whose charter calls for the destruction of israel, giving billions in aid? >> yes, they did, because what this administration is blind to is the fact that hamas is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood. hamas looked at morsi with respect because he's a leader in the muslim brotherhood. basically we have the morsi and muslim brotherhood camps together coming, fooling the israelis in the world, with a truce, so hamas can rearm itself and come back with a confrontation. >> sean: i agree with you. i think obama and clinton gave hamas and morsi a win here. here's the question here, michael. why don't we cut off any aid to egypt unless and until they have real democracy? would that be fair? >> i am with you, and it is fair. but remember charles krauthammer on your show a few months ago, h
let's not forget, it was the majority of the people in egypt that elected morsi, elected the muslim brotherhood, and game 7 the musliand gave themuslim bro. over 70% in somethings want thaa law. we're seeing a dictatorship in the making. >> sean: was this radical islamist given a win, and was hamas given credibility whose charter calls for the destruction of israel, giving billions in aid? >> yes, they did, because what this administration is blind to is the fact that hamas is an...
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it's like the election didn't happen. it's back to where the president was negotiating with republicans having a stronger hand threatening the full phase of the government and economic collapse. he won. he won big about talking about taxing the upper income people and not hitting the middle class with more cuts and social security, medicare and medicaid. social security, not a penny to the deficit. medicare, he wants $250 million over a quarter of a year. that saves for medicare. and medicaid is more essential now than it's ever been and it's a key part of obama care. i don't know what mr. plouffe was talking about. i think he got the republican talking points mixed up with his. >> that was my first impression when i saw the videotape as well. the question comes up. what are you willing to accept in a deal when it comes to programs like medicare and medicaid? >> look, this december should be about revenues. then we can go on to have discussions about the long-term solvency and where medicare fits in and the changes coming
it's like the election didn't happen. it's back to where the president was negotiating with republicans having a stronger hand threatening the full phase of the government and economic collapse. he won. he won big about talking about taxing the upper income people and not hitting the middle class with more cuts and social security, medicare and medicaid. social security, not a penny to the deficit. medicare, he wants $250 million over a quarter of a year. that saves for medicare. and medicaid...
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grover norquist never got one vote, hasn't been elected to do anything and really just forced himself into the american political scene. a lot of grover norquist pledge signers lost in the last election, both incumbents and people who had signed the pledge running this time. look, the american people aren't dumb. they know that we have to cut spending, but they know we have to raise revenue and that comes first. i think saxby chambliss said it best over the weekend. he said his country comes before any pledge that he signed 20 years ago and he's absolutely right. >> but it's house republicans, and you know that arena, house republicans who are worried about being primaried and they still have that threat. >> well, it's a concern. i don't disagree with that. first of all, i've known grover since he first came to washington a long time ago. he does not deserve to be villified. i understand he's a problem in these negotiations but he's a smart guy and i think has contributed a lot. but he's explained the reason the pledge is in trouble. when he said the pledge was made to the people's co
grover norquist never got one vote, hasn't been elected to do anything and really just forced himself into the american political scene. a lot of grover norquist pledge signers lost in the last election, both incumbents and people who had signed the pledge running this time. look, the american people aren't dumb. they know that we have to cut spending, but they know we have to raise revenue and that comes first. i think saxby chambliss said it best over the weekend. he said his country comes...
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the elected political party in the gaza -- a power broker. they still considered a terrorist organization. clinton then departs from cairo to meet with egyptian president allegedly trying to broker a deal between israel and hamas, more than likely looking to preserve billions of dollars in u.s. aid to is nation. president obama has requested more than one half million in congress. tonight we will examine the parameters of any so-called israeli gaza peace deal and the real possibility that such a deal has in essence been stuck as -- struck already. been kept officially on hold until the obama administration could take some of the credit. some of the brightest minds in the business. john bolton, fox middle east affairs analyst. in other major developments tonight, the world's most important banker doing well street investors no favors real acquainting them instead with the scary parts of the fiscal cliff story. the federal reserve chairman spooking investors saying that the bank would not have infinite ability to address the fallout from the fa
the elected political party in the gaza -- a power broker. they still considered a terrorist organization. clinton then departs from cairo to meet with egyptian president allegedly trying to broker a deal between israel and hamas, more than likely looking to preserve billions of dollars in u.s. aid to is nation. president obama has requested more than one half million in congress. tonight we will examine the parameters of any so-called israeli gaza peace deal and the real possibility that such...
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a move they believe would change the results of the election. it's the kind of radical talk that turned off a lot of voters in the last election, but the wall street journal reports, they are regrouping, searching for candidates who can win in 2014. i'm joined by amy cramer who is chair of the tea party express. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> good to see you. let me ask you about the state senator's proposal. do you think this election can and should be constitutionally overturned? >> no. the people spoke and we have the results of the election. it stands. we need to like you said regroup and look at what we need to do better moving forward. but the election's not going to be overturned. >> many tea party activists point the finger of blame at mitt romney for the group's poor showing. tell me what you've looked at in terms of this past election and what lessons have you learned from your losses? >> well, you know, there's plenty of blame to go around. tea party candidates lost, moderates lost, there's plenty of blame to go around
a move they believe would change the results of the election. it's the kind of radical talk that turned off a lot of voters in the last election, but the wall street journal reports, they are regrouping, searching for candidates who can win in 2014. i'm joined by amy cramer who is chair of the tea party express. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> good to see you. let me ask you about the state senator's proposal. do you think this election can and should be...
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the president said in his press conference, right after the election, his number-1 priority will be jobs and the economy. we agree with that. but your number-1 priority is jobs and the economy you don't grow the economy to create jobs by raising taxes on small businesses, the people who create the jobs. >> white house press secretary today, jay carney said when he was asked when the next meeting would be, the answer was, it would come, quote at the appropriate time. >> well, nobody know what is that means -- >> no! that's my point. is that -- is that, you know -- look, all of have you had a vacation, i refer, to while you are campaigning the last 3 months. have you known about this fiscal cliff for a year and-a-half. now the president's going out, friday, to do, as you say, campaigning. the press secretary says there will be a meeting between the leaders at the appropriate time. that seems like it's right now. >> it does. to me, what you are seeing with the president and the democrats, is sort of an attempt to run out the clock. i think they think they gain leverage if the pressure build
the president said in his press conference, right after the election, his number-1 priority will be jobs and the economy. we agree with that. but your number-1 priority is jobs and the economy you don't grow the economy to create jobs by raising taxes on small businesses, the people who create the jobs. >> white house press secretary today, jay carney said when he was asked when the next meeting would be, the answer was, it would come, quote at the appropriate time. >> well, nobody...
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you think the election is over. there are a lot of things can you argue about. a lot of victories can you score. but getting rid of obama care is something tabled in the he leshgs, not put on the table. >> i think that's fair. there are two pieces to this debate. one thing that is a huge contradiction and problem for republicans is this. the thing that they campaigned on, get willing rid of the medicare savings in the obama care law, that's something that would actually make the deficit picture look a lot worse over the next ten years. that's obviously, you know, that cuts against this narrative. on the other nd, there are a lot of things about the obama care law that are going to be fiscal problems. for example, the law treats people who are on the exchanges really differently from it treats people who get insurance through the employers. so there are aot of those things that probably should be fixed but aren't going to yield big savings in the short term. as a matter of deficit negotiations, i think boehner is not on strong footing. >> interesting. there are a
you think the election is over. there are a lot of things can you argue about. a lot of victories can you score. but getting rid of obama care is something tabled in the he leshgs, not put on the table. >> i think that's fair. there are two pieces to this debate. one thing that is a huge contradiction and problem for republicans is this. the thing that they campaigned on, get willing rid of the medicare savings in the obama care law, that's something that would actually make the deficit...
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the meeting fulfills an election night promise by the president to work with romney going forward. that doesn't mean the former massachusetts governor will become a regular. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of cabinet level position? >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> again, there is -- the president doesn't have a specific assignment in mind for the governor. >> earlier today, romney expected to meet with paul ryan. >>> a top adviser for the romney campaign, stewart stephens, is out with an op-ed arguing that his candidate was the real winner on election day. he writes, "on november 6, romney carried the majority of every economic group except those making less than $50,000 a year. that means he carried the majority of the middle class. voters, yes, the republican party has problems but as we go forward, let's remember that any party that captures the majority of the middle class must be doing something right. republican ideals-mitt romney-carries the day." >> he argues
the meeting fulfills an election night promise by the president to work with romney going forward. that doesn't mean the former massachusetts governor will become a regular. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of cabinet level position? >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> again, there is -- the president doesn't have a specific assignment in mind for the governor....
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they are already looking ahead to the next election. in 2014 and they are trying to do something about their low numbers. >> aware of the changing demographics of the u.s. congressional republicans said they are intent on wouldn'ting voters. >> in the house a puerto rican born republican who won majorities in the 1st district is resurrecting the stem jobs bill signs technology engineering an math. it would hit the green card lottery which selects 55,000 immigrants with countries from low immigration rates and reallocate them to post grad cat degree holders. >> this is an important lease of less layin regulation. businesses are saying they need high skilled workers and they are not finding enough. >> the stem bill is uniquely appealing to conservatives and i am grants. it allows them to bring families to the u.s. and foreign born engineers returning home. >> these communities agree with us on a lot of the issues. the problem is they don't listen to us because they think we don't welcome them in our parties. nothing could be pfurther than
they are already looking ahead to the next election. in 2014 and they are trying to do something about their low numbers. >> aware of the changing demographics of the u.s. congressional republicans said they are intent on wouldn'ting voters. >> in the house a puerto rican born republican who won majorities in the 1st district is resurrecting the stem jobs bill signs technology engineering an math. it would hit the green card lottery which selects 55,000 immigrants with countries...